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Richard Baker

Richard Baker joined The Age investigative unit in 2005 after four years covering Victorian politics and before that, rural affairs. He is a recipient of Melbourne Press Club's Gold Quill for his work exposing the misconduct of one of Australia's leading surgeons.

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, Michael Inman
Police have arrested a former construction union organiser and previous Labor Party sub-branch president after he admitted to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in payments from tradesmen to help...

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
A former senior federal MP was named on an official "persons on interest" list regarding the AWB corruption scandal but had their name later removed in mysterious circumstances, a Senate...

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
Some of corporate Australia's top figures, including former executives from BHP Billiton and Leighton Holdings, are set to be called to a Senate inquiry and grilled about allegations the firms bribed...

Mark Kenny, James Massola, and Richard Baker
Tony Abbott has done nothing to salve discontent on his backbench with a dismissive party-room "slap-down" of MPs who advocated a less combative approach to the issue of children in immigration...

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie
A dispute about the Liberal Party's finances has caused a split in Tony Abbott's inner circle, with the party's federal treasurer threatening to resign over transparency issues and alleged conflicts...

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
The Abbott government is facing more scrutiny over travel entitlements, with fresh documents revealing Education Minister Christopher Pyne and his wife had a taxpayer-funded $30,000 trip to London...

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie and Heath Aston
Audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman have found up to 40 per cent of foreign workers employed under 457 visas were underpaid, not performing the jobs they were supposed to do or no longer employed by...

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie
Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has ordered an inquiry into the financial dealings of two key indigenous corporations, including one whose directors spent almost $1 million in 30...

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie and James Massola
A convicted criminal who was found last month by the corporate watchdog to have impersonated a lawyer and engaged in other fraudulent behaviour remains licensed by the federal government to provide...

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie, James Massola
A criminal who was found last month by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to have impersonated a lawyer and engaged in other fraudulent behaviour remains licensed by the federal...

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
A corrupt Immigration Department official and her husband helped run a $3 million criminal migration racket that involved making more than 1000 fraudulent visa applications.

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
Some of Australia's biggest mining and infrastructure projects are using workers who have gained skilled migrant visas or permanent residency by misleading the government about their employment...

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
Some of Australia's biggest mining and infrastructure projects are using workers who have gained skilled migrant visas or permanent residency by misleading the government about their employment...